Ninja Gaiden 3 will be available on March 20, 2012 alongside a special Collector’s Edition, revealed Tecmo Koei America.

Ryu Hayabusa returns for another round of ninja dismemberment and bloodied surfaces with a script penned by renowned writer Masato Kato and led by Team NINJA studio leader Yosuke Hayashi. Complete with online multiplayer and support for the PlayStation Move, Ninja Gaiden 3 is sure to please players in 2012.
Pre-ordering the game from either Amazon or GameStop will give you access to a special downloadable two-character demo stage from Team NINJA’s upcoming Dead or Alive 5. GameStop customers will get to chose from Hayabusa and Hitomi, while Amazon customers will get to chose from Ayane and Hayate. If you want to get access to all four, you’ll have to pick up the Collector’s Edition.

Included in the Collector’s Edition is the Dead or Alive 5 demo with access to all four characters along with an exclusive Ninja Gaiden 3 “Unmask” game art book, soundtrack CD, and a unique “Duel of the Masked” figure not available elsewhere. It will be available at GameStop and EB Games for $99.99.